WO2020086288A1 - Water vapor based fluorine containing plasma for removal of hardmask - Google Patents
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- FIG. 8 depicts an example plasma processing apparatus according to example embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 3 depicts an example plasma processing apparatus 100 that can be used to perform hardmask removal processes according to example embodiments of the present disclosure.
- plasma processing apparatus 100 includes a processing chamber 110 and a plasma chamber 120 that is separated from the processing chamber 110.
- plasma processing apparatus 500 includes a processing chamber 110 and a plasma chamber 120 that is separated from the processing chamber 110.
- Processing chamber 110 includes a substrate holder or pedestal 112 operable to hold a workpiece 114 to be processed, such as a semiconductor wafer.
- a plasma is generated in plasma chamber 120 (i.e., plasma generation region) by an inductively coupled plasma source 135 and desired species are channeled from the plasma chamber 120 to the surface of substrate 114 through a separation grid assembly 200.
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